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Covid Crisis and IT

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How the Covid-19 Crisis has Created More of a Demand for IT Skills  The Covid-19 crisis has had a brutal impact on the employment of millions of Americans. The economic effects have been catastrophe, with most people having had a direct or indirect economic decline. They’ve either lost their job, know someone who has lost their job or have suffered some financial loss or loss in resources because of the pandemic. Many industries like restaurants, travel, hair salons and retail stores have especially been hit. A significant amount of companies have had to furlough their workers because there was no infrastructure in place to employ them in a remote position. This situation created more of a demand for IT skilled workers, who can work from home and help businesses convert their operations to more online transactions.   Vijay Computer Academy has been able to help fill the unemployment gap by training people for new careers in IT. We offer bootcamps and IT certification...

Reskilling and Upskilling

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Why Reskilling and Upskilling Is Needed and How Vijay Computer Academy Can Help In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic the lack of skilled I.T. workers has left many businesses and individuals struggling to adapt to a world where the need for social distancing has meant the temporary closings of businesses, massive reductions in sales and the end of a paycheck for workers furloughed from non-essential businesses.  For businesses to adjust to the abrupt and devastating change that the impact of the covid-19 virus has caused, it’s imperative for companies to have workers that are trained in various I.T. fields to function in online environment. In fact, the demand is so high for IT skilled workers that without their specialized abilities most businesses could not continue to operate. And without skilled employees who are have programming and software training, some businesses could be looking at shutting their doors for good.  This is why re-skilling and up-skilling workers i...